Artist/Songwriter
Every $ Counts
Defiant Films

I'm The Ace of Shades, a multi facetted musician (Guitar, drums and bass), vocalist/singer/songwriter, amateur recording engineer, professional live sound engineer and business entrepreneur based in Toledo, OH working on my own solo music projects which I post here while also playing in several other bands and projects to stay progressive and busy.  Ex guitarist/backing vocalist of my high school band Out of Idols, my old college band Man Down, my old heavy rock band You Are A Toy...Current guitarist/backing vocalist in my pop/punk and emo cover band Tell All Your Friends, current guitarist in my new ambient/heavy rock band Samaria, current bassist in my new Van Halen tribute band JUMP!, current drummer in my dad's country/oldies rock band The Country Cavaliers and also attempting to be a frontman vocalist/guitarist for my newest heavy pop punk/alternative project currently unnamed.  I also work for IMIJ Sound and Lighting running live sound for big and small shows and concerts at several venues here in Toledo.

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